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SALUTING A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND, M. CHRISTINA SELIN

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On 2026-01-20, Representative George Latimer (D-NY-16) delivered a floor speech titled "SALUTING A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND, M. CHRISTINA SELIN" in the House.

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Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H941] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SALUTING A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND, M. CHRISTINA SELIN (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute the exceptional life of M. Christina Selin, known as Chris to all of her friends, a resident of New Rochelle, and a tremendous community leader. Chris is, by profession, a lawyer with a practice in business and commercial law. She is an active member of the New Rochelle Bar Association as part of that commitment to the law, but Chris' work goes well beyond that. She served for over a decade as a councilwoman on the New Rochelle City Council, representing the city's South End, service as president of the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation, active in her neighborhood Sutton Manor Residents Association, and an ever-present participant at major community events, like the summer concerts and all of the other programs that always happened with Chris present and participating. In testimony to her community impact, she was named grand marshal for the 2025 New Rochelle Thanksgiving Day Parade, the largest such parade in the county, and she has received numerous awards and recognitions. This week, Chris celebrates her 80th birthday at a soiree at Alvin & Friends, the popular downtown New Rochelle establishment, where she will be surrounded by friends and well-wishers. Mr. Speaker, from the floor of the House of Representatives, we salute this neighbor and friend who is making a tremendous contribution every day to her profession and to her home community. ____________________

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SALUTING A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND, M. CHRISTINA SELIN Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 20, 2026)] [House] [Page H941] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SALUTING A NEIGHBOR AND FRIEND, M. CHRISTINA SELIN (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and salute the exceptional life of M. Christina Selin, known as Chris to all of her friends, a resident of New Rochelle, and a tremendous community leader. Chris is, by profession, a lawyer with a practice in business and commercial law. She is an active member of the New Rochelle Bar Association as part of that commitment to the law, but Chris' work goes well beyond that. She served for over a decade as a councilwoman on the New Rochelle City Council, representing the city's South End, service as president of the New Rochelle Public Library Foundation, active in her neighborhood Sutton Manor Residents Association, and an ever-present participant at major community events, like the summer concerts and all of the other programs that always happened with Chris present and participating. In testimony to her community impact, she was named grand marshal for the 2025 New Rochelle Thanksgiving Day Parade, the largest such parade in the county, and she has received numerous awards and recognitions. This week, Chris celebrates her 80th birthday at a soiree at Alvin & Friends, the popular downtown New Rochelle establishment, where she will be surrounded by friends and well-wishers. Mr. Speaker, from the floor of the House of Representatives, we salute this neighbor and friend who is making a tremendous contribution every day to her profession and to her home community. ____________________